umbral — meaning in English

English meaning

• doorsill noun The horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
• doorway noun The opening where a door is set; the entrance to a room or building.
• shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
• threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

umbral is used for these senses in English:

• shade A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
• threshold (engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.

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